militia
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By 2000, numerous circuit courts had held that the Second Amendment was only a “collective” right, bound to militia service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
They serve in a unique militia system in which army conscripts do at least four months' service before being called up repeatedly over a decade for weeks-long refresher sessions.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Israeli media cited unnamed sources as saying the target of the strike had been the head of an Iranian militia.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Every available male, aged sixteen to sixty, was drafted into this new militia, under the direction of the SS.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Vocabulary lists containing militia
The Bill of Rights
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Fighting Words: Belli and Milit
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